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CMS vs AEE // EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION
CMS Energy Corporation (NYSE) VS. Ameren Corporation (NYSE) • 15-METRIC TALLY: CMS 5
— AEE 8
▲ EV/EBITDA & P/E VALUATION LEADER: AEE
LAST: $70.10 (+0.83%) • MKT CAP: $21.80B
valuation
19.1x
LAST: $110.54 (+0.30%) • MKT CAP: $30.51B
valuation
8.8x
15-METRIC INSTITUTIONAL SIDE-BY-SIDE SCORECARD (CMS VS. AEE)
EMERALD CELL = QUANTITATIVE EDGE
| INSTITUTIONAL METRIC | CMS | AEE | SPREAD (A - B) | ADVANTAGE | DEDICATED URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gross Profit Margin | — | — | — | TIE | /gross-margins <GO> |
| Return on Invested Capital (ROIC) | 5.20% | 5.10% | +0.10 | CMS | /roic <GO> |
| EV/EBITDA & P/E Valuation ACTIVE | 19.1x | 8.8x | +10.30 | AEE | /valuation <GO> |
| Free Cash Flow Yield | 8.54% | -2.54% | +11.08 | CMS | /fcf-yield <GO> |
| Operating Margin | 20.80% | 23.00% | -2.20 | AEE | /operating-margins <GO> |
| Net Profit Margin | 12.90% | 18.00% | -5.10 | AEE | /net-margins <GO> |
| Revenue Growth (YoY) | 13.50% | 15.40% | -1.90 | AEE | /revenue-growth <GO> |
| Dividend Yield & FCF Payout Safety | 3.40% | 2.52% | +0.88 | CMS | /dividend-safety <GO> |
| Altman Z-Score & Debt/Equity | 1.12 | 1.23 | -0.11 | AEE | /balance-sheet <GO> |
| Piotroski F-Score Quality | 7/9 | 5/9 | +2.00 | CMS | /piotroski-score <GO> |
| Options Implied Move & Put/Call Skew | — | — | — | TIE | /options-implied-move <GO> |
| RSI-14 & 200D SMA Momentum | 59.9 | 67.2 | -7.30 | AEE | /rsi-technicals <GO> |
| 10Y Yield & FRED Macro Beta | 0.73 | 0.65 | +0.08 | CMS | /macro-sensitivity <GO> |
| Forward P/E Multiple | 17.1x | 16.2x | +0.90 | AEE | /forward-pe <GO> |
| Enterprise Scale & Market Cap | $21.80B | $30.51B | -$8.71B | AEE | /market-cap <GO> |
5-YEAR HISTORICAL XBRL REVENUE & MARGIN TRAJECTORY SEC FORM 10-K FY
| FISCAL YEAR | CMS REV | AEE REV | CMS GROSS % | AEE GROSS % | CMS FCF | AEE FCF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY 2025 | $8.30B | $8.80B | — | — | $1.86B | -$775.0M |
| FY 2024 | $7.32B | $7.62B | — | — | $2.04B | -$1.56B |
| FY 2023 | $7.26B | $7.50B | — | — | $1.98B | $2.23B |
FRED MACRO REGIME CORRELATION COMPARISON PEARSON r
CMS // BETA 0.73
AEE // BETA 0.65